C.R. Berry

Short Stories

  • “The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller” now available to read in Tigershark Magazine

    My short story, The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller, has now been published in Tigershark Magazine, Issue 11! You can download the PDF of the issue for free right here! Just click the link below. (The story starts on page 18.) Tigershark Magazine Issue 11 The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller is the second of the Million Eyes Short Stories Read more

  • Writers who try to write masterpieces + story updates

    Evening all! So I’m totally going to steal Alan Carr’s catchphrase: What a week it’s been! I climbed the O2 in London on Tuesday night and got to see the sun setting behind Canary Wharf. Yesterday I did mountain biking, high rope obstacles in the trees, climbing, canoeing, assault courses and a bit of free-falling Read more

  • How to avoid head-hopping in 3rd person POV + story updates

    Hello! This month I’ve got some story updates that are a little bit more exciting than last month’s, plus advice for fiction writers on tackling point of view when writing in the third-person narrative… Without further ado… Who is Rudolph Fentz? wins 3rd prize in the winter issue of Scribble This is my second most Read more

  • “The Emancipation of Google” makes it onto the Inktears longlist

    Happy Sunday! I’ve got a wee bit of exciting news to share. My short story The Emancipation of Google has made it onto the longlist for the Inktears Short Story Contest 2015. Whoop! This story is one of the Million Eyes Short Stories, and while I don’t want to give too much away, I will say that it’s Read more

  • Advice on self-publishing + story updates

    Evening all! I’m back with more news updates and advice for fellow writers. This month I’ve got a handful of updates about Million Eyes and the Million Eyes Short Stories. I’ve also got some advice about self-publishing, having been through the process myself. Mystery Weekly rejections I mentioned last time that online magazine Mystery Weekly Read more

  • Spotting publishing scams + story updates

    Howdy! How’s everyone’s January blues? Despite the last week’s cold snap making it very difficult to get out of bed, I’ve mostly kept the blues at bay. This is thanks to lots of copywriting-shaped busyness, catching up with friends and going to see an excellent film that one or two of you might’ve heard of Read more

  • My short story “Who is Rudolph Fentz?” is now available to read in Scribble Magazine

    Evening all! The winter 2015 edition of award-winning short fiction magazine Scribble is now available to buy for £4.50 from their website. You can also take out an annual subscription for £15.00. As you’ll know from my previous posts, the winter 2015 edition contains my short story, Who is Rudolph Fentz? This is a mystery story about a man Read more

  • My short story “Who is Rudolph Fentz?” will be published in the winter edition of Scribble

    December greetings to all! It’s now confirmed that Who is Rudolph Fentz? – the first of the Million Eyes Short Stories  – will be published in the winter 2015 edition of award-winning short fiction magazine Scribble. Who is Rudolph Fentz? will be readers’ first insight into the world of Million Eyes, my trilogy of novels about a colossal time travel conspiracy. This story is based Read more

  • Dealing with subjective critiques + story updates

    Happy Thursday! So I’m starting a monthly update to share where I am with my short stories, my novel Million Eyes, and to offer any words of wisdom I can to fellow writers – based on my experiences. (A new conspiracy article will follow next week.) Who is Rudolph Fentz? – forthcoming publication I announced Read more

  • Positive feedback from Julie Crisp and other “Million Eyes” news

    Howdy! I thought I’d do a little news round-up – with a few hot-off-the-press titbits – in relation to my science fiction conspiracy novel, Million Eyes, and its accompanying short stories… So I joined Rushmoor Writers in Hampshire at the start of this year and essentially I’ve been reading Million Eyes to them, chapter by Read more

  • The first “Million Eyes” short story to be published in Scribble Magazine

    Hey folks! The blog is back after a few weeks’ hiatus (with a new article coming this Thursday), and I’m over the moon to be able to share some exclusive news. One of the Million Eyes Short Stories has been selected for publication in an upcoming issue of Scribble. Scribble is a short story magazine published by Park Publications UK and voted Read more

  • “Rachel Can See” becomes the first Million Eyes short story to be longlisted

    One of the completed Million Eyes short stories, entitled Rachel Can See, has been longlisted in the annual InkTears short story competition. Whether it will be shortlisted and eventually published remains to be seen, but it means Rachel Can See is getting a little bit closer to publication. Without giving too much away, this is a conspiracy story Read more

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